Last week I got a very sweet email from the incredibly talented and oh so kind Jessica at Volume twenty five, asking if I would be interested in collaborating with her on a new project. When I clicked on the links she sent, I couldn't help but fall in love with her adorable style and the sweet, flirty artistic pieces she creates. I am officially a believer that everyone should have a little vol. 25 in their lives (especially during this very crafty holiday season).

This latest project is a series of Photoshop custom shapes she's designed to be used as overlays on images. I'm not typically big into overlays or textures on images, but these were too much fun to pass up. This series is called the whimsical-ness shapes and they'll be available for purchase on her Etsy shop by the end of the week. And even though whimsical-ness has just been released, I happen to know that Jessica is already back to work cooking up several other collections of shapes...and I've seen sneakpeeks and I can already tell you're going to love them.

Here are a few samples from our collaboration (my images, her art), and you can see even more on her blog:

Shot at the lovely Perona Farms, Andover, New Jersey.

A few months ago, the photo editor at Brides Philadelphia contacted me after seeing Marisa and Chris's wedding on our blog. Little did I know, their wedding would not only be featured in the Real Weddings section of Brides Philadelphia, but Brides South Jersey as well! What a treat. Here are a few shots of the spreads:

I was thrilled to see that they sprinkled a few other images of Chris and Marisa throughout the magazines -- here's a shot of them on the Contents page....

...And on the left side below, you'll see our swing shot landed the full cover page of the Real Weddings section, as well. Such a fun layout!

Yesterday afternoon I had a photo shoot with the lovely and incredibly talented Stacey Kallenberg. She's lovely. She's talented. She's hilarious. AND she brought me a whole box of deliciousness from Mr. Cupcakes. Oh. My. Goodness. Best cupcakes I have ever tasted in my life. I have officially declared her my new best friend. (If you are located near this place, please go in immediately and order yourself the french toast and/or birthday cake cupcakes. Be prepared to find yourself dangerously addicted. Feel free to thank me by sending me a box of cupcakes. I will accept.)

Stacey runs As You Wish Wedding & Event Design in New Jersey, and I've had the chance to see her fabulous work up close over the past few years working together at weddings -- she truly is a master at her art. But in addition to putting together tons of gorgeous weddings and events each year, she's also busy building up a whole new side to her business that is going to be really unique and exciting -- I can't wait to tell you more about it!

Her website for the new business will be launching soon, so she needed a few fun new headshots. I think we got 'em.

Here's a peek:

That's all for now. Back to the cupcakes I go.